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12 apply for Fourth DCA vacancies

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Fourth DCA sealTwelve people have applied to fill a vacancy on the Fourth District Court of Appeal created by the retirement of Judge Melanie May and the appointment of Judge Jeffrey Kuntz to the Southern District of Florida.

The applicants include:

  • Judge April Bristow
  • Judge Elaine A. Carbuccia
  • Judge Woody R. Clermont
  • Janet Carney Croom
  • Shannon O’Shea Darsch
  • Judge Luis Delgado
  • Alexis Fields
  • Judge Fabienne E. Fahnestock
  • Judge Michael Porter
  • Judge Rosemarie Scher
  • Judge James Sherman
  • Judge Melanie Surber

The Fourth DCA Judicial Nominating Commission will conduct public interviews at the Fourth DCA Courthouse on October 21. The JNC will publish an interview schedule in the coming days.

Members of the bench, the Bar, and the public are urged to contact the members of the Commission concerning applicants for judicial positions.

 

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